Barnes & Noble sparked an interesting debate today when they elected to censor an image of male model, Andrej Pejic, on the cover of Dossier magazine.
'... in case customers confuse him for a woman.'
The male model, who is cast for his androgynous and feminine looks believes the photo shouldn't be censored. I agree. If it's suitable for a male to bare his chest in a magazine such as 'Mens Health' then why would this warrant such censorship?
Andrej stated 'I think the question really isn't the gender of the person on the cover, it's whether it's porn or it's art,' he explained. 'And clearly, it's art, so art really should not be censored in a democratic society.'
I agree. I can appreciate that some customers may be confused over his appearance however, I think it's important that we are not just fuelled with images of the standard men we see on most covers.
Society needs to accept difference.
